Hat-brim-ironing apparatus



mFeb. 4,' 1930; M. A. wlarrzwumr 134515520 HAT BRIM IRONING APPARATUS Filed May 25. 1928 Patented Feb. 4, 1930 MORRIS A. WEITZMAN,

PATENT OFFICE OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS f HAT-BRIM-IRONING APPARATUS Application filed May 25,

My invention relates to apparatus particularly adaptableand useful for pressing,

ironing and reshaping hat brims. K

t An important object of the invention is to f y provide a comparatively light annular iron or ironing plate whose ironing surface is shaped-to lit the blocking surface of a iinch or brim block so that the heat and weight of the iron may steam, press and reshape to normal curvature the brim of a hat received in the block. i

Another object is to provide an auxiliary Vblock or guard structure to be placed inside of the hat to hold it to the block, to prevent shrinking, and toshield the leather band of the hat from the heat and steam during blocking and reshaping of the brim.

VMy. invention is clearly illustrated on the drawing in which Fig. 1 is a vertical section showing a hat in i a brim block and my apparatus applied thereto, and i Fig. 2 is a plan view of the brim iron.

' I have shownan annular brim block 10 of f, usual construction vhaving the yopening 11 for receiving the crown of a hat, and the transversely convexe-d.uppersurface 12 for receivf ing the brim 13 of the hat. The brim iron 14 is in the form of an an- 1 30 nular plate orblock ywhose opening 15 is substantially of the same size and contour as the brim block opening 11, and whose under or ironing surface 16 is transversely concaved to accord and register with the convex survface'of the'block so that the hat brim between the surfaces will be intimately and uniformly jengaged. Y

A. damp cloth 17 is first laid on the brim` *i and then the heated iron is applied. The ef- '40 fect of4 the heat, steam' and pressure on the brim will soon restore itk-to its original shape and condition. i f

' To prevent shrinking, and to shield and protect the leatherk hat band 18 against the ,heat and steam, I preferably provide an auxiliary structure or block 19. This ,struct-ure,

as shown, may be in the formof a sheet metal o bowl of a shape and sizeto lfit into the hat 'crown and against the leather band, and to 50, accurately seatthe bowl and to protectthe 1928. Serial N'o. 280,622.

outer edge of the band, the edge of the bowl is deflected to form the flange 20 for extending around the band edge. By suitable means, such as tongues 21 deflected from the bowl sides, thebowl may be readily withdrawn from the hat.

Suitable means, such as a bail 22 may be provided for the iron 14 to facilitate itsapplication and removal from the hat. The bail maybe of spring wire with its ends inserted int'othe openings 23 in the iron. When the iron is carried the bail will be up as shown by the dotted lines Fig. 1, and after application to the-hat brim the bail may be swung down into the hat crown, as shown by the full lines. This arrangement will leave the top of the iron flat and unobstructed for the application lof an insulating pad 24 for conrfining the heat and steam as long as possible to the treated brim.

Briefly repeating the procedure and operation, the hat is placed in the block 10, and the auxiliary block or bowl 19 is inserted in t-he hat crown until its flange 2O rests against the outer edge of the leather band 18. The bowl, being yielding and elastic, will hold the hat crown spread in the block 10 with the brim accurately alined on the blocking surface 12. The damp cloth 17 is now laid on the brim and then the heated iron is applied and yits bail swung down. The pad 24 is then laid over the iron to confine the heat and the steam kwhich will permeate the brim, and the weight of the iron will then press the brim accurately against the blocking surface 12 to soon restore it to its original shape and condition. The auxiliary block 19 will prevent shrinking of the crown and the leather band and will prevent the heat and steam from injuring the band. After the blocking operation the iron and auxiliary block may be readily removed by means of the bail and the tongues 21.

The brim irons may be of different thicknesses depending upon the weight desired and they may be stove, gas, or electrically heated. The irons need be heated only to comparatively low temperature as the heat and generated steam will be confined by the a p f 1,745,520

insulating pad and thereby prevented from being uselessly dissipated. Y The brim irons and auxiliary blocks Will be of diierent sizes and shapes in accordance with the sizes andV shapes of hats to be blocked.l The apparatus is very simple and practical andv with. it blocking Vcan be accomplished `more acf'zurat'elyr and e'eietly and with less time, labor and expense than with the laborious procedure heretofore employed.

I do not desire to be limited to, ltherexaet a structure and procedure di'szlosec'l and de'- soribed as modifications are possiblef Without departing from the scope of the invention.V f VI elai-nif as ollowsf:y

AV hat brim` iron' the formof an anf nuflar plate having an., ironing surface curved to1 fit the2blocking surae of a brim bleek),

and a bail extending arossy the openingof said plato and adapted to swing to either side'thereo; 2; Hatlbrim iro-ning apparatus comprising an- Vafm-millar heating ironiorenga-gin-g the brim. of ahat, and; a lexi-ble sheet metal a heatshield for'enigagingagainst'thennersu-rface koi- A the hat sWeatba-nda andhaVi-Irg ai radial ilange for overlying the-outer edge of theL ban v v lm witness; whereoiy I hereunto subscribe my Daim@ thisizgl-dgidafy 0f M3651; 19.248!

. MORRIS Ai. WEI'LlWAhl. 

